Back in the post Thin Lizzy days, Laurence Archer wrote and performed with Phil Lynott as Grand Slam. Sadly, Grand Slam was cut short in its prime, with Phil Lynott’s untimely death leaving a hole in the fabric of rock music to this day.Laurence went on to make his name playing with UFO but always..
SUBSIGNAL – A Song For The Homeless: Live In Rüsselsheim 2019 (Gentle Art Of Music)
Subsignal like their music coated in a patina of melancholy, isolation and gravitas. This is music which speaks to you, but doesn't talk about the weather. Okay, for starters it may be prudent to begin by explaining who Subsignal are, for those who have not previously entered their singular orbit. Hailing from Munich, they originally..
JIM CAPALDI – OPEN YOUR HEART: THE ISLAND RECORDINGS ’72-’76 (Esoteric)
This set is a timely reminder that [Steve] Winwood's bandmates were substantial talents in their own right, and the unheralded drummer perhaps most of all. Another interesting feature of the rock scene in the halcyon days of the 1970s was that, whenever someone left a successful band (or even before they did so), they would..
STEVE HACKETT TO PUBLISH AUTOBIOGRAPHY
July 2020, via Wymer Publishing, sees the publication of A Genesis In My Bed – the long overdue autobiography from guitar great and former member of Genesis, Steve Hackett. As with his music, Steve has written a highly detailed, entertaining and embracing tome that charts his life in full, but with a firm emphasis on..
SIR LORD BALTIMORE – THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS (HNE / Cherry Red)
[on the second album] They'll still hit you over the head with a wooden mallet, but they'll see if they can do it in an interesting time signature. Here we are, finding ourselves in the company of another one of those artists who spend most of their time hiding in the shadows, and lurking in..
DELUXE LIMITED EDITION BOOKS, WITH EXCLUSIVE OFFER (Wymer Publishing)
You know those deluxe sets we’re all becoming familiar with nowadays, as landmark albums or bands are celebrated by means of a huge box full of CDs, DVDs, books, posters, vinyl, all sorts of treasures essentially? Well courtesy of Wymer Publishing, what we have here is the equivalent to that audio concept but instead via..
DESERT METALLERS MYRATH RELEASE NEW LIVE CD/DVD
The year 2019 was a big one for the Tunisian metal band and pioneers of blazing desert metal Myrath! They wowed international audiences with their magical stage performances, for example at Sweden’s renowned Sweden rock festival or at Germany’s Wacken Open Air. Furthermore, the band released their brand new studio album Shehili – a beautiful..
EUROPE DUO – WATCH THEIR NEW VIDEO TO SUPPORT MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERES
JOEY TEMPEST & MIC MICHAELI PERFORM WALK THE EARTH ALL PROCEEDS FROM STREAMING GO TO MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES TO HELP FIGHT COVID 19 JOEY TEMPEST SAYS: Dear Friends In these times of hardship for all of us, We would like to present to you a video of the title track from the last Europe album “Walk The..
FISH ON FRIDAY – BLACK RAIN (Cherry Red / Esoteric)
...if you are after a well-crafted, well-produced, melodic rock album which isn't afraid to go for the grandiose jugular when the opportunity arises, you can safely order a helping of this particular seafood Fish. They seem to exert a curious fascination with prog rock, as the piscine influence has intertwined itself with the music for..
MARILLION – Script For A Jester’s Tear Deluxe Edition (Parlophone)
There has never been anything close to a better way to own this album, and I very much doubt there ever will. I have to open this review by stating clearly that this album was a hugely important one for me personally on its original release in March 1983, and remains a thing of fond..